Gessica Sakamotoさんのイラストまとめ

Bears symbolize resurrection & renewal: the she-bear hibernates during winter but then awakens in spring in time to bring new cubs into the world. As such, bears teach us to move in cycles & to accept periods of rest that are crucial for incubating new life. #FairyTaleTuesday

In Norse mythology, the sin-eaters swallow the dead & incubate them in their bellies before taking them to Hel, the goddess of the underworld, ruler of Life & Death. She teaches the sinners how to live backward until they are young again & ready to be born anew.#FolkloreThursday

In Inuit mythology, Sedna is the goddess of the sea. After running off w/ a dog-man, her father threw her into the sea & cut off her fingers that became seals & fish. In times of illness & hunger shamans swim underwater to comb her hair so as to receive her help.#FolkloreThursday

In the Tsimshian cycle Raven the Trickster sees that the world is covered in darkness. He then returns to the heaven & as a cedar leaf is swallowed by the chief’s daughter. Born as her son he steals the daylight, wears his raven skin & flies in the world w/ it. #FairyTaleTuesday

Hermes, as a psychopomp & guide of souls, is the one who takes the dead to the underworld & the sleeping mortals to the land of dreams to receive messages. He often helps the latter not to get stuck in an old dream & narrative, but to cross the line into the new. #FaustianFriday

In the ballad Jack-a-roe, a woman falls in love w/ a sailor named Jack who is soon sent off to war. She then boards a ship dressed as a man saying her name is Jack Monroe, & goes to the battlefield to rescue her lover. She finds & brings him back, & marries him.#FairyTaleTuesday

In the tale 'The Red Shoes', a poor girl is adopted by a rich lady who burns her original handmade red shoes, which symbolize the girl’s creativity & freedom. She then buys a new pair of luxurious but deadly red shoes that make her dance uncontrollably. #FolkloreThursday

In Irish lore, Airmed is a fairy-goddess of herbal lore, healing & witchcraft. After her father killed her brother Miach out of jealousy, Airmed mourned him so deeply that all the plants of the world began to grow on his grave & share their mysteries with her. #FairyTaleTuesday

Columbine is associated w/ women & their mysteries & is often used to restore their strength. The flower is also connected to both the eagle & the dove, thus balancing opposites in nature. In spells, columbines are used to summon courage, wisdom & inner clarity.#FolkloreThursday

In many tales, the hero has to do various sorting tasks. In 'Vasalisa the Wise', she needs to pick poppy seeds from the dirt as a way to connect to her instinctual self & learn what it is she really wants, to tell real from fake, nourishment from deprivation. #FolkloreThursday